Research Progress of Polarization Imaging Devices Based on Metasurfaces

Fig. 1. Traditional polarization imaging systems. (a) Division-of-time polarization imaging system^[5]; (b) division-of-amplitude polarization imaging system^[7]; (c) division-of-aperture polarization imaging system^[8]; (d) division-of-focal-plane polarization imaging system^[10]

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Fig. 2. Development trend of polarization imaging devices based on metasurfaces

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Fig. 3. Poincare sphere

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Fig. 4. Partial Stokes polarization imaging devices based on metasurfaces. (a)(b) Reflective partial Stokes polarization detection devices^[36,39]; (c) polarization filtering based on metasurfaces^[40]; (d)(e) polarization multiplexing based on metasurfaces^[41-42]

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Fig. 5. Direct polarization detection based on left/right-circularly polarized multiplexing holography^[43]

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Fig. 6. Reflective full-Stokes polarization detection devices. (a)(b) Reflective polarization detection devices^[44-45]; (c)(d)Spectro-polarization detection devices^[46-47]

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Fig. 7. Multizone full Stokes polarization imaging devices. (a)(b) Six-zone polarization filtering^[48-49]; (c)(d) six-zone polarization multiplexing^[50-51]; (e)‒(g)four-zone polarization filtering^[52-54]; (h) eight-zone polarization filtering^[55]; (i) polarization filtering based on disordered metasurface^[56]

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$Non-segmented full-Stokes polarization imaging devices. (a)(b) Four-channel polarization multiplexing based on metasurface-grating[57-58]; (c)four-channel polarization multiplexing based on liquid crystal molecules[59]; (d) diffraction pattern multiplexing based on control of resonant modes[60]$

Fig. 8. Non-segmented full-Stokes polarization imaging devices. (a)(b) Four-channel polarization multiplexing based on metasurface-grating^[57-58]; (c)four-channel polarization multiplexing based on liquid crystal molecules^[59]; (d) diffraction pattern multiplexing based on control of resonant modes^[60]

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Fig. 9. Polarization imaging devices for specific application scenarios. (a)‒(e) Mid-wave and long-wave infrared polarization imaging for military detection^[61-65]; (f) colorful polarization imaging for biological detection^[66]; (g)(h) high-resolution polarization imaging for detail detection^[67-68]

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Table 1. Mueller matrices of commonly used polarization devices

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Table 1. Mueller matrices of commonly used polarization devices

Polarization device	0° linear polarizer	90° linear polarizer	45° linear polarizer	135° linear polarizer	Left circular polarizer	Right circular polarizer
Mueller matrix	$\frac{1}{2} [\begin{matrix} 1 & 1 & 0 & 0 \\ 1 & 1 & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 \end{matrix}]$	$\frac{1}{2} [\begin{matrix} 1 & - 1 & 0 & 0 \\ - 1 & 1 & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 \end{matrix}]$	$\frac{1}{2} [\begin{matrix} 1 & 0 & 1 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 \\ 1 & 0 & 1 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 \end{matrix}]$	$\frac{1}{2} [\begin{matrix} 1 & 0 & - 1 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 \\ - 1 & 0 & 1 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 \end{matrix}]$	$\frac{1}{2} [\begin{matrix} 1 & 0 & 0 & - 1 \\ 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 \\ - 1 & 0 & 0 & 1 \end{matrix}]$	$\frac{1}{2} [\begin{matrix} 1 & 0 & 0 & 1 \\ 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 \\ 1 & 0 & 0 & 1 \end{matrix}]$

Table 2. Comparison of typical approaches for polarization imaging

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Table 2. Comparison of typical approaches for polarization imaging

Ref.	Detected polarization state	Manipulating method	Full Stokes	Main approach	Operating wavelength	Maximum efficiency
［10］	LP0+LP90+LP45+LP135	Polarization filtering	No	Grating	830 nm	≤50%
［36］	LP0+LP90	Polarization multiplexing	No	Lens	750‒950 nm	~65%
［39］	LCP+RCP	Polarization multiplexing	No	Grating	1.2‒1.7 μm	40%
［40］	LCP+RCP	Polarization filtering	No	Lens	480‒620 nm	24%
［41］	LP0+LP90	Polarization multiplexing	No	Grating & lens	1550 nm	90%
［42］	LP0+LP90	Polarization multiplexing	No	Grating	1.0‒1.5 μm	95%
［44］	LP0+LP90+LP45+LP135+ LCP+RCP	Polarization multiplexing	Yes	Grating	800 nm	‒
［45］	LP0+LP90+LP45+LP135+ LCP+RCP	Polarization multiplexing	Yes	Grating	400‒640 nm	‒
［46］	LP0+LP90+LP45+LP135+ LCP+RCP	Polarization multiplexing	Yes	Grating	500‒700 nm	‒
［47］	LP0+LP90+LP45+LP135+ LCP+RCP	Polarization multiplexing	Yes	Grating	750‒950 nm	~48%
［48］	LP0+LP90+LP45+LP135+ LCP+RCP	⁺Polarization filtering	Yes	Lens	1550 nm	14%
［49］	LP0+LP90+LP45+LP135+ LCP+RCP	Polarization filtering	Yes	Lens	10.6 μm	‒
［50］	LP0+LP90+LP45+LP135+ LCP+RCP	Polarization multiplexing	Yes	Lens	850 nm	~65%
［51］	LP0+LP90+LP45+LP135+ LCP+RCP	Polarization multiplexing	Yes	Lens	530 nm	~54%
［52］	LP0+LP90+LP45+LCP	⁺Polarization filtering	Yes	Lens	1000 nm	~30%
［53］	LP0+LP90+LP45+LCP	⁺Polarization filtering	Yes	Lens	1550 nm	24%
［54］	LP0+LP90+LP45+LCP	⁺Polarization filtering	Yes	Grating	1.48‒1.60 μm	~45%
［55］	LP0+LP90+LP45+LP135+ LCP+RCP	⁺Polarization filtering	Yes	Grating	1.3‒1.6 μm	~40%
［56］	Random polarization states	Polarization filtering	Yes	Random grating	450‒650 nm	~65%
［57］	LCP+EP₁+EP₂+EP₃	*Polarization multiplexing	Yes	Grating	532 nm	23.6%
［58］	LCP+EP₁+EP₂+EP₃	*Polarization multiplexing	Yes	Grating	532 nm	~50%
［59］	^PLP0+^PLP45+LCP+RCP	*Polarization multiplexing	Yes	Grating	780 nm	63.6%
［60］	LP0+LP90+LP45+LP135+ LCP+EP	*Polarization multiplexing	Yes	Grating	810 nm	63.7%
［61］	LP0+LP90+LCP+RCP	Polarization multiplexing	No	Lens	10.6 μm	~53%
［62］	LP0+LP90+LP45+LCP	Polarization filtering/ multiplexing	Yes	Lens	10 μm	25%
［63］	LP0+LP90+LP45+LP135+ LCP+RCP	Polarization multiplexing	Yes	Lens	4.8‒5.4 μm	75.42%
［64］	LP0+LP90+LP45+LP135+ LCP+RCP	⁺Polarization filtering	Yes	Lens	9‒12 μm	38%
［65］	LCP+RCP	Polarization filtering	No	Photoelectrical effect	4 μm	‒
［66］	LP0+LP90+LP45+LP135	Polarization filtering	No	Grating	400‒650 nm	~30%
［67］	EP₁+EP₂+EP₃+EP₄	*Polarization multiplexing	Yes	Grating	532 nm	39.8%
［68］	^PLCP+^PRCP	Polarization multiplexing	Yes	Lens	470 nm	~56%

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Tian Huang, Haonan Zhang, Yu Zhao, Zile Li, Guoxing Zheng, Shaohua Yu. Research Progress of Polarization Imaging Devices Based on Metasurfaces[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2024, 51(17): 1700004

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Category: reviews

Received: Apr. 17, 2024

Accepted: May. 27, 2024

Published Online: Sep. 1, 2024

The Author Email: Zile Li (lizile@whu.edu.cn)

DOI:10.3788/CJL240782

CSTR:32183.14.CJL240782

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